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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Deven do when he is approached by a beggar with a python around his neck?
2. What is Deven's wife's name?
3. What color is the hospital that faces Nur's house?
4. What does Murad agree to do when Deven is upset he will not take him to Nur himself?
5. What does Nur's wife suggest Deven do if he wants to help Nur in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Nur tell Deven about Imtiaz when they speak after her performance in Chapter 5?
2. Why is Deven surprised at the company Nur keeps when he first meets him?
3. Why does Deven begin to question agreeing to interview Nur in Chapter 2 while he rides the bus to Delhi?
4. What does Deven worry may have been on the papers he used to clean Nur's vomit at the end of Chapter 3?
5. How are young Murad and Deven described in Chapter 1?
6. Describe what Deven sees when he first enters Nur's room in Chapter 2?
7. What did Deven do for Murad, which Murad has still not yet paid him?
8. Who performs on the divan at Nur's when Deven visits in Chapter 5? How does Deven feel about this person and performance?
9. How is Mirpore described at the start of Chapter 2 while Deven rides from Mirpore to Delhi?
10. How does Nur react when Deven tells him he teaches Hindi and not Urdu at the college?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 2
Write a brief essay analyzing the title In Custody. Explore the ways in which the title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Desai’s focus on the theme of being trapped as presented in the novel.
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